Trivia: Which modern tradition is believed to have started in Ancient Egypt?
Wearing black to funerals
Counting down to the New Year
Celebrating Groundhog Day
Wedding rings on the left hand
Correct Answer: Wedding rings on the left hand
So why is this answer correct? : Egyptian pharaohs wore round rings to signify eternity, a practice that was adopted as a marriage symbol by the Greeks and Romans as the cultures merged (through conquest). The Ancient Egyptians also thought what we now call the “ring finger” contained a vein leading directly to the heart. It’s not anatomically correct, but it’s still a sweet tradition.